... enlightenment views and declares that nature speaks "directly to the self, [and] to the individual mind and soul" (Ruland 119). In the first chapter of Nature, which is cleverly titled, "Nature," Emerson describes his experience and how it makes him feel: Standing on the bare ground,-my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space,-all mean egotism vanishes. ... for a total reform because America was "polluted with the lust of power" and gain (Baym 781). In "Fourth of July," the author impresses upon the readers the importance of following the narrow road that leads to...

• Word Count: 1963
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate